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Audi Q7 vs. Mercedes GL Comparison Test

nox327 submitted on 9/16/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:46:13 PM

Here we have another great comparison test done by our favorite German car magazine - Autobild. This time it is the Audi Q7 and the Mercedes GL; ...

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Record demand for "young pre-owned" Mercedes vehicles

nox327 submitted on 9/15/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:10:57 PM

Demand for pre-owned Mercedes-Benz vehicles has never been as high as in 2006. Despite falling sales in both the overall market and the premium market in Germany, Mercedes-Benz recorded significant growth rates in the period January to July 2006....

49 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Real or Fake: CLS wagon

nox327 submitted on 9/13/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:45:32 AM

Remember this "CLS Wagon" pictured above, well I do. This image has made it on to virtually every car website, including BenzInsider, in the matter of hours. Nobody really knew what it was or where it came from, but almost everyone liked it. A lot pe...

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Even More Audi R8 Spy Shots

chewy submitted on 9/5/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:59:34 AM

Here are the latest Audi R8 spy shots. The photos show the R8 in black and in good resolution. The black color blends in with the disguise tape on the bottom (it will not be in the production version) and therefore we get the cleanest shots to date. ...

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0-100-0 Comparison Test

nox327 submitted on 9/1/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:48:36 PM

Here is an interesting comparison test that is not done very often, and especially not to this scale. German finest car magazine - Autobild, has tested 100 cars in just one category....

21 user comments | Category: Reviews

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Much to BMW and Mercedes chagrin, the new Lexus IS-series sales are on fire!

Agent001 submitted on 9/1/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:11:07 PM

Here's what I predicted for the new Lexus IS-series last September... Agent001 submitted on 09/29/2005 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:51 PM No matter what the pundits say (That it is still not as good as a 3-series), AutoSpies.com predicts...

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Luxury Diesel Comparison Test

nox327 submitted on 8/31/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:34:38 PM

Here we have a great comparison test between four German luxury diesel limousines. The four cars they tested were the Audi A8 3,0 TDI, BMW 730d, Mercedes S 320 CDI, Volkswagen Phaeton V6 TDI....

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Mercedes Diesel offensive in Japan

nox327 submitted on 8/28/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:55:49 PM

DaimlerChrysler, in the course of its global Diesel offensive, is now also trying to penetrate the Japanese market. The president of DaimlerChrysler Japan, Hans Tempel, presented today in Tokyo the new Mercedes E-class, which will be available with t...

26 user comments | Category: Reviews

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VIDEO: Launch of the VW Iroc concept!

Agent001 submitted on 8/24/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:59:42 PM

Here's a short video of the official launch... Thanks to Torsten for the tip!...

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Official photos of the new VW Iroc concept- Scirocco

Agent001 submitted on 8/24/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:25:32 PM

Comeback of a successful idea: 33 years ago at the international Motor Show in Geneva Volkswagen presented a sensational coupé. It was compact, distinctive, agile, spacious and affordable. Volkswagen called it the Scirocco. The car struck the nerve o...

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AUTO SPIES EXCLUSIVE: Mercedes developing revolutionary new engine?

Agent001 submitted on 8/15/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:29:47 PM

Dear 001, Check out this rumor I just heard... I was talking with a Benz tech today, and he mentioned in passing that over the next 4 years or so, Benz will be introducing an engine that is completely sealed (ie, no fluids added EVER, throughou...

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DaimlerChrysler to buy McLaren

nox327 submitted on 8/15/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:41:50 PM

The McLaren F1 team has really been struggling in the last couple of years; their last championship title was won by Mika Hakkinen in 1999. Norbert Haug, the Mercedes motorsport boss, wants to get the racing team back to the top, and the natural firs...

6 user comments | Category: Misc News

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HISTORY OF AMG

PlanoA4 submitted on 8/14/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:56:36 PM

From its beginnings over 35 years ago as a specialist motorsport and tuning firm, AMG has grown into a supplier of high-performance cars with over 580 employees. It boasts an extensive model range of seventeen different AMG cars, customers across the...

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Mercedes-Benz in hot water over GL TV spots

Agent001 submitted on 8/11/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:49:30 PM

A Mercedes rep said that the ad is an “exaggeration” of the strength of the vehicle, but that the spots are part of a suite of ads using humor to tout the safety of the GL line. “It is farcical, and anyone seeing the spots can tell that it’s hyper...

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Top Gear: 2 McLaren Mercedes SLR reviews

nox327 submitted on 8/11/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:33:35 PM

These videos are fantastic. Not only is the car amazing, but Jeremy and Richard are just hilarious. The top video is the SLR being tested by Jeremy and the bottom one is by Hamster himself....

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